Where does “ulun” come from?

ulun (Indonesian) comes from Malay ulun, from Proto-Malayic *hulun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun — outsiders; alien people.

ulun (Indonesian): slave

Definitions

  1. slave

Ancestry of “ulun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayulunslave
2Proto-Malayic*hulun—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qulunoutsiders; alien people
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulun →Every word from Proto-Malayic *hulun →Every word from Malay ulun →